The orchestra rehearses at the St Albans United Reformed Church (Homewood site), Sandpit Lane St Albans AL1 4BH on Wednesdays from 7.30pm – 10.00pm, tuning at 7.25pm. Venue opens at 7.10pm.
You are reminded that if you miss two rehearsals for a concert, you must discuss with your section principal whether it’s still possible for you to take part in it. Depending on the circumstances, you may be asked not to continue playing for that particular concert.
Winds and brass please arrange a deputy if absent.
Saturday 29 June 2024, 7:30pm
Conductor: Bill Carslake
Soloist: Bradley Ng, piano
Orchestration
Saariaho: Forty Heartbeats
1(pic)111/1211/timp.2perc/hp.pf/str
Sibelius: The Dryad
picc.2.2.2.B-clar.2. – 4.3.3.1. – perc.(2) – str
Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 2 in A
+3222 2231 t Perc strings
Smetana: Ma Vlast, mvnt. 4: Z českých luhů a hájů (From Bohemia’s Woods and Fields)
+3222 4231 T Perc strings
Janacek, arr. Vaclav Talich: The Cunning Little Vixen Suite
4 3 3 3 – 4 3 3 1 – timp, perc(3), hp, cel (+car), str
Saturday 12 October 2024, 7:30pm
Conductor: Bill Carslake
Orchestration
Moberg: Sunrise from Sunrise Orchestral Suite
2222 4230 – timp, str
Arutiunian: Trumpet Concerto
2(II=picc).2.2.2-4.2.3.1-timp.perc:SD/BD/cyms/tgl-harp-strings
Sibelius: Symphony no. 2
2.2.2.2. – 4.3.3.1. – timp – str